Validity and reliability of the Functioning Disability Evaluation Scale-Adult Version based on the WHODAS 2.0—36 items

• Published in: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association Vol. 113; no. 11; pp. 839 - 849
• Main Authors: Yen, Chia-Feng, Hwang, Ai-Wen, Liou, Tsan-Hon, Chiu, Tzu-Ying, Hsu, Hsin-Yuan, Chi, Wen-Chou, Wu, Ting-Fang, Chang, Ben-Shang, Lu, Shu-Jen, Liao, Hua-Fang, Teng, Su-Wen, Chiu, Wen-Ta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Elsevier B.V 01.11.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Persons - classification; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - standards; Male; Middle Aged; reliability and validity; Reproducibility of Results; Social Participation; Taiwan; WHODAS 2.0; World Health Organization; Taiwan; WHODAS 2.0; social participation; disability evaluation; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF); reliability and validity

Background/Purpose The disability eligibility determination system is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework in Taiwan. The Functioning Disability Evaluation Scale (FUNDES) has been developed since 2007 for assessing the status of an individua...